Communications

Pursuant to Maryland's Public Information Act ("PIA"), I hereby request the following records:

All records pertaining to TASER International, Axon body cameras, and Evidence.com. This includes but is not limited to: communications, contracts, invoices, presentations, marketing materials received, training manuals, and usage policies.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

For the purposes of this request, records of communications can mean: 1) emails sent to or from an email address "@taser.com" and 2) internal communications mentioning "Axon," "BWC," or "body-worn camera."

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 8, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

We’re continuing to evaluate the number of responsive records involved in this request and the cost of retrieval. If there are fees related to this request, we will let you know prior to filling the request.

* Baltimore County’s original contract with Taser International for body-worn cameras, along with an amendment to the master agreement is attached. Portions of the contract have been redacted in accordance with § 4-335 of the General Provisions Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland (GP), which requires the custodian of records to deny inspection of trade secrets and confidential commercial or financial information. You may seek review of this denial in accordance with GP §§ 4-1B-04 (ombudsman) and 4-362 (judicial review).

We continue to work on the remainder of your request and expect to forward it to you shortly. Again, thank you for your patience.

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